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Lieven Gevaert Centre

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Named after the pioneer of the photography industry in Belgium, Lieven Gevaert, the Lieven Gevaert Research Centre for Photography, Art and Visual Culture was founded in 2004. The Lieven Gevaert Centre (LGC) is a joint collaboration between the KULeuven and the UCLouvain. It is based in the Faculty of Arts of the KULeuven and the Institute of Research in Culture (INCAL) of the UCLouvain. The primary aim of the LGC is the study of photography, art and visual culture. Other important objectives of the LGC are the dissemination of research and scholarship, the publication of important scholarship in the field, and the development of a specialized documentation centre.

Our principal activities are:

The study of photography, art and visual culture at graduate and at PhD level, including PhD’s in Curatorial Research related to this domain.

The realization of applied and contract research on specific projects linked to the topics that we study (photography, art and visual culture).

The organization of conferences, lectures, seminars and workshops.

The dissemination of the LGC’s research and scholarship in order to make it profitable for the whole community (with an emphasis on organizing exhibitions and other presentational platforms).

The publication, both online (Image & Narrative) and in a specialized book series (Lieven Gevaert Series, Leuven University Press), of important scholarship in the field.

The creation and development of a specialized documentation centre linked with the Rare Books Collection of the University Library at Leuven.

An important objective of the Lieven Gevaert Centre (LGC) is the creation and development of a specialized documentation centre. Specifically, the LGC is responsible for a specialized collection of theoretical books on photography and photographic visual culture, hosted by the Rare Books Library ("Tabularium") of the KULeuven. The "Tabularium" is located in the Central Library (Ladeuzeplein, 3000 Leuven) and is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. (consultation only, no loan). A link to the "Tabularium" and other interesting links to our partner organisations can be found below.